December 15, 2025
Tag: Comstock Censorship
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Anthony Comstock, September Morn, and the Fillmore
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“Congress shall make no law … abridging the freedom of speech” is part of the first amendment of the U. S. Constitution. It went into effect on March 4, 1789. Historians are unable to agree when the first debate over censorship started, but we all know it will never end. Postcards are part of that…
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December 21, 2020 5 Comments
The Chesapeake Bay is known for it natural beauty and its healthy bounty, but since the middle of the 20th century the beauty and the bounty have diminished. The shell fishery businesses, that for generations relied on oystering, are changing. This is their story.